Isabelle Roughol

Journalist, podcaster, media consultant, public historian. Telling stories & building better newsrooms. 🎓 Mizzou '08, Birkbeck '25.

041 | Qian Julie Wang | "Only two people on the continent could know my secret"

041 | Qian Julie Wang | "Only two people on the continent could know my secret"

Growing up undocumented | Episode 41

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Borderline is going back to school

Borderline is going back to school

I'm joining the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators program at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at City University New York.

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The podcasts that help me keep up with the world

The podcasts that help me keep up with the world

This International Podcast Day, a shout out to other podcasters that feed my brain and inspire my own work.

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040 | Ariane Bernard | Tfw you lead a team you've never seen

040 | Ariane Bernard | Tfw you lead a team you've never seen

Sure, employees never want to give up remote work. But how does a founder feel?

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There is no magic immigration tap to fix the worker shortage

There is no magic immigration tap to fix the worker shortage

Britain is finally admitting it wants foreign workers. It’s forgetting to ask a vital question: Do foreign workers want Britain?

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Isabelle Roughol
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The US reopens to foreign visitors* (*terms and conditions apply) | Borderline #20

The US reopens to foreign visitors* (*terms and conditions apply) | Borderline #20

I've lived through freedom fries and Brexit. But it's a first when a feud embroils 83% of the flags in my Twitter bio.

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039 | Anne Lekas Miller | The US reopens to foreign visitors*

039 | Anne Lekas Miller | The US reopens to foreign visitors*

(*terms and conditions apply)

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Xinjiang, a most perfect dystopia | Borderline #19

Xinjiang, a most perfect dystopia | Borderline #19

“It is the world's most sophisticated surveillance state.”

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Isabelle Roughol
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